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I tried watching this movie once, years ago, and couldn't get into it. This time I stuck it out. I don't think it's a bad movie, but I don't think it's great either. It seems typical for a Hollywood movie of a certain era, with all the big production numbers and singing and dancing. This isn't my favorite genre, but I can see how it can appeal to people.
I'm sure this became a Christmas classic because people watched it every year and it became a tradition. Vera Ellen's dancing was a highlight. It's interesting to see Rosemary Clooney as a young woman - I remember her from later, when she had put on weight. I guess now I'll have to sit through Holiday Inn.
One thing I didn't like was that the Bob and Betty disagreement was never resolved. Sure, Betty realized that she was wrong about what she thought Bob was doing. But she never told Bob why she was mad at him in the first place, as far as we are shown he never finds out why or even cares. He just knows he's been restored to "knight on a horse" status.
In the novel, both Elfaba's mother and father have an affair with a male Quadling called Turtle Heart, so there's your bisexual content there. I never said anything about there being gay/bisexual content in the '39 movie.
Thanks for the recommendations. Although I tried to watch Kiss Kiss Bang Bang awhile back, and couldn't get into it. I wasn't that fond of Iron Man 3 either (both were written and directed by Shane Black). But I digress.
I know someone who watches It Happened on Fifth Avenue every Christmas. Ever since he told me that, I've tried to catch it too, if I can.
Speaking of holiday movies, in addition to It's a Wonderful Life, I like Christmas Vacation and different versions of the Scrooge tale (A Christmas Carol). I've always identified with Scrooge in some ways, I think that story is brilliant. I'm sure Elf and A Christmas Story are watched a lot by modern audiences.
One thing I definitely always try to watch during the holidays is a TV show, not a movie (so apologies for going off topic here): The Twilight Zone episode "Night of the Meek" with Art Carney as a drunken department store Santa. I never get tired of seeing that.
Some of these I look for during "Christmas in July" also.
I agree with others this movie isn't really that woke. All I can think of is that there is a black female lead, and Michelle Yeoh is Asian. That shouldn't matter. And Bowen Yang's character is obviously gay, but there is more gay/bisexual content in the original novel than there is here or in the musical. So not that woke.
I've got to be honest, for some of those movies, the main reason I ended up watching them so much is because certain channels reran them a lot. And it just became a thing that if it was on, I would watch. Twister and Shawshank especially fall into that category, even though I like them both (obviously, or I wouldn't have watched them so much). The Aviator I actually became obsessed with, and would seek out viewings.
Pizza Hut has fries?
Apparently. Boris Karloff was against the monster talking too. I always thought it added quite a bit, an extra layer, and arguably Bride is the best movie of the series. And arguably the scenes with the hermit are the best in the series.
I knew I was getting old when I was talking to this girl and she didn't know who Bob Hope was.
I like that scene where Pearl tells Jed they have to chop wood and haul water from the creek, plus other hardships. And Jed says you're right, why would I want to leave all this?
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